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#426909

#426909 ≈ Dark Olive Green

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#426909 is a color from the yellow-green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 41.18% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.43% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 84.38°, with 84.21% saturation and 22.35% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Olive Green (#556b2f), ΔE 5.8.

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Web safe#336600
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Relative luminance0.1128

Complementary

  1. #426909
  2. #300969

Split complementary

  1. #426909
  2. #091269
  3. #600969

Analogous

  1. #696009
  2. #426909
  3. #126909

Triadic

  1. #426909
  2. #094269
  3. #690942

Tetradic

  1. #426909
  2. #096930
  3. #300969
  4. #690942

Square

  1. #426909
  2. #096960
  3. #300969
  4. #690912

Monochromatic

  1. #0c1302
  2. #162303
  3. #426909
  4. #6eaf0f
  5. #99ec1f

Shades

#426909 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #426909
  2. #3b5f08
  3. #355407
  4. #2e4a06
  5. #283f05
  6. #213505
  7. #1a2a04
  8. #142003
  9. #0d1502
  10. #070b01
  11. #000000

Tints

#426909 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #426909
  2. #557822
  3. #68873a
  4. #7b9653
  5. #8ea56b
  6. #a1b484
  7. #b3c39d
  8. #c6d2b5
  9. #d9e1ce
  10. #ecf0e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#426909 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #426909
  2. #486b15
  3. #4e6e21
  4. #55702d
  5. #5b7239
  6. #617545
  7. #677750
  8. #6d795c
  9. #747b68
  10. #7a7e74
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #54634a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #695d16 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #446459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f6400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c6212 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #436645 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-426909 {
  color: #426909;
}
Background
.bg-426909 {
  background-color: #426909;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-426909 {
  border: 2px solid #426909;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #426909;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 105 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 84% 22%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-426909 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #426909, #126909);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-426909 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 105 9 / 0.35);
}

#556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 5.80 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 7.05 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 7.22 #507d2a Sap Green ΔE 7.43 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 7.78 #568203 Avocado ΔE 9.34 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 9.41 #bd96f6 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Dark Olive Green
#426909  rgb(66, 105, 9)  hsl(84, 84%, 22%)  Dark Olive Green
#300969  rgb(48, 9, 105)  hsl(264, 84%, 22%)  Persian Indigo
#094269  rgb(9, 66, 105)  hsl(204, 84%, 22%)  Prussian Blue
#690942  rgb(105, 9, 66)  hsl(324, 84%, 22%)  Tyrian Purple